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Recognised as Colour

#653C71

  • #653C71
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#653C71 is a violet with RGB values 101, 60, 113 and HSL 286°, 31%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#653C71#653C71
HEX#653C71
RGBrgb(101, 60, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.2353, 0.4431
RGB percentages39.6%, 23.5%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(286.4, 30.6%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 46.9%, 44.3%)
CMYK10.6%, 46.9%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,634,609
CSS custom property--colour: #653C71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#9AC38E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#334973no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F4D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#654351no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.1Midnight blue · ΔE 31.1Purple · ΔE 33.8Medium purple · ΔE 36.2Slate blue · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48713C
Analogous#4B3C71, #713C63
Triadic#71653C, #3C7165
Split complementary#62713C, #3C714B
Tetradic#714B3C, #48713C, #3C6271

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8A8D1
Lighter +30%#B287BF
Lighter +20%#9D66AD
Lighter +10%#834E92
Darker −10%#472A50
Darker −20%#29192E
Darker −30%#0C070D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#712687
Less saturated −25%#59525B

Channel breakdown

R101
G60
B113
Red101 (39.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue286.42°
Saturation (HSL)30.64%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 3C · B 71

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